0 present participle of backcomb --
1 to hold your hair away from your head and brush it towards your head with a comb, in order to make it look thicker --
Most dreadlocks are usually intentionally formed; because of the variety of different hair textures, various methods are used to encourage the formation of locks such as backcombing.
Frequent backcombing is not recommended for people who want to maintain long hair.
Backcombing, twist-and-rip, and twist-and-pin are also some of the more popular methods of achieving dreadlocks.
Backcombing means repeatedly combing the hair towards the scalp, causing the hair to tangle and knot up.
